The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series)

The Adventures of Paddington is a French-British animated television series co-produced by StudioCanal and Heyday Films in France and the UK respectively. The series is based on the Paddington Bear franchise. The series currently airs on Nickelodeon through its weekday morning block, Nick Jr., in the United States starting in December 2019.

The Adventures of Paddington
Based on	Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Developed by	Jon Foster James Lamont
Directed by	Adam Shaw Chris Drew
Voices of	Ben Whishaw Morwenna Banks Darren Boyd Bobby Beynon Sabrina Newton-Fisher Phyllis Logan Reece Shearsmith David Schofield Liz Sutherland-Lim Monica Lopera Jeremiah Waysome Sheena Bhattessa Noel Clarke
Opening theme	"Paddington Bear" performed by Gary Barlow
Composer(s)	Amine Bouhafa
Country of origin	France United Kingdom
Original language(s)	French English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Heyman Rosie Alison
Producer(s)	Karen Davidsen Simon Quinn Rob Silva (co-producer)
Editor(s)	Mary McKeogh
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	StudioCanal Heyday Films
Distributor	StudioCanal
Release
Original network	M6 (France) Nick Jr. (United Kingdom)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	United States
Original release	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Paddington Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear
External links
Website

The show centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day.[1]

Characters

• Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) — Paddington is a young, kind, Peruvian bear who moved to London after an Earthquake destroyed his home. He lives with the Brown family—Henry, Mary, Judy and Jonathan—and next door to Mr. Curry. He is liked by everyone except Mr. Curry. Whishaw reprises his role from the films.
• Henry Brown (voiced by Darren Boyd) — Mr. Brown is the head of the Brown family. Initially, he detested Paddington, but began to change his view of him as time moved forward. He is the husband of Mary and the father of Judy and Jonathan.
• Mary Brown (voiced by Morwenna Banks) – Mrs. Brown is the wife of Henry and the mother of Judy and Jonathan.

Production

The Adventures of Paddington was first announced on 14 February 2019 as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 upfront under the working title Paddington,[2] and the series' release date was later announced on 20 November 2019 with a new title, "The Adventures of Paddington".[3] Ben Whishaw will reprise his role as Paddington Bear from the two Paddington films.[3] Gary Barlow composed the theme song for the series.[4]

Episodes

The series consists of 26 22-minute episodes.[1]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code [5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Paddington Finds a Pigeon" "Paddington and the Chores List"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)	101	0.48[6]
2	"Paddington Finds a Hobby" "Paddington and the Stamp"[7]	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)	102	0.86[8]
3	"Paddington and the Magic Trick" "Paddington and Poor Mr. Curry"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)	103	0.52[9]
4	"Paddington Makes Pancakes" "Paddington Plays Football"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)	104	0.45[10]
5	"Paddington and the Treehouse" "Paddington and the Monster Hunt"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster, James Lamont and Toby Davies	January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28)	105	0.52[11]
6	"Paddington and the Painting" "Paddington Finds Buried Treasure"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)	106	0.38[12]
7	"Paddington and the Wardrobe" "Paddington Helps With Homework"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Paul Doolan and Jon Foster and James Lamont	February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)	107	N/A
8	"Paddington Makes a Scrapbook" "Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27)	108	N/A
9	"Paddington Plans a Party" "Paddington Learns the Violin"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)	109	N/A
10	"Paddington and the Meteor Shower" "Paddington and the Talent Show"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Toby Davies Jon Foster and James Lamont	March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)	110	N/A
11	"Paddington Meets Lucky" "Paddington and the Love Day Cards"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont Hannah George	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)	111	N/A
12	"Paddington and the Lost Gerbil" "Paddington Earns a Ranger Badge"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Paul Doolan Adam Redfern	May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)	112	N/A
13	"Paddington Flies a Kite" "Paddington the Detective"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Madeleine Lambur Jen Upton	June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)	113	N/A
14	"Paddington and the Finger Trap" "Paddington Rides a Scooter"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont Davey Moore	July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)	114	N/A
15	"Paddington's First Chinese New Year" "Paddington and the Missing Tickets"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler Holly Lamont	July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)	115	N/A
16	"Paddington and the Summer Games" "Paddington Goes Camping"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)	116	N/A
17	"Paddington and the Bone" "Paddington Joins a Band"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)	117	TBD
18	"Paddington and the Fundraiser Day" "Paddington's Alien Adventure"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)	118	TBD

Broadcast

The Adventures of Paddington premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 20, 2020. A sneak-peek premiere of the first episode aired on December 20, 2019. It is set to premiere on M6 in France on a later date.[13] In the United Kingdom, the series was premiered on Nick Jr. on March 2, 2020.[14] On Nick Germany it started in April 2020.

References

1. "NickALive!: Nickelodeon to Premiere 'The Adventures of Paddington' on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 12:30 P.M. (ET/PT)". December 10, 2019.
2. Alex Ritman (February 14, 2019). "'Paddington' TV Series With Ben Whishaw Coming to Nickelodeon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
3. Matthew Aguilar (November 20, 2019). "Paddington Bear Returning In New Nickelodeon TV Series". Comicbook.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
4. Julia Hunt (November 20, 2019). "Gary Barlow performs theme tune for new Paddington series". Irish Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
5. "The Adventures of Paddington Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
6. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2019 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
7. "Beloved Paddington Bear Returns to TV in Nickelodeon's Brand-New Animated Preschool Series, "The Adventures of Paddington," Premiering Monday, Jan. 20, at 12:30 P.M. (ET/PT) in the U.S." (Press release). New York, NY: Nickelodeon. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019 – via The Futon Critic.
8. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.20.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
9. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.21.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
10. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
11. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.28.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
12. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.30.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
13. "Paddington: une série animée sur le célèbre petit ours sera diffusée sur M6". BFM TV (in French). February 15, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
14. "NickALive!: Nick Jr. UK to Premiere 'The Adventures of Paddington' on Monday 2nd March 2020 at 4:30pm". January 5, 2020.

External links

• The Adventures of Paddington on IMDb
• The Adventures of Paddington on Nick Jr.